Sports · Wimbledon 2026 · Men's Singles · Round of 128
Andrey Rublev vs Roman Safiullin — 6-4 6-7(6) 3-6 6-3 7-6(12)
| Roman Safiullin✓ | 6 | 66 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Andrey Rublev | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 612 |
Final · Monday, June 29, 2026 · Round of 128
Result
Qualifier Roman Safiullin stunned No. 12 seed and fellow Russian Andrey Rublev 6-4 6-7(6) 3-6 6-3 7-6(12) on Court 16, saving two match points before taking the deciding tiebreak 14-12 in a match just under four hours long. Rublev out-served his countryman with 22 aces to 11, but a wobbly return day and eight double faults undercut him, and Safiullin won 176 points to 164 across the marathon. It was the first tour-level meeting between the two Russians.
Match time 3h 57m
Stats: TennisTemple match stats · as of 2026-06-29
Rows the source hadn’t published are left off rather than guessed.
Tale of the tape
Player vitals: ATP Tour player profiles and Wikipedia (career records) · as of 2026-07-01.
The briefing
Storylines
- Safiullin, ranked outside the top 125 and through qualifying, had reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals as a debutant in 2023.
- Rublev arrived as the No. 12 seed but with shaky grass form after an early exit in Halle.
- Safiullin saved two match points and edged the fifth-set tiebreak 14-12 to complete the upset.
Head to head
Their first career meeting on tour — the two Russians had never faced each other.
Source: ATP head-to-head · as of 2026-06-29.
Venue: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London — grass.
